{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Stahlmann K"],"funding":["Sixth Framework Programme","Seventh Framework Programme","Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och Välfärd"],"pagination":["e12963"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9786348"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["17(12)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Living in single parent and blended families or as an only child-compared to living in two-parent biological families or with siblings, respectively-is associated with a higher body mass index (BMI) in cross-sectional studies. However, longitudinal research addressing the children's BMI in this context is scarce. Further, little is known about the association between family structure and metabolic health.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed at investigating the association between both aspects of family structure with BMI and a metabolic score (MetS).<h4>Methods</h4>Cross-sectional data from 7804 children participating in the European multi-center I.Family study (2013/2014) and longitudinal data from 5621 children who also participated previously in the IDEFICS study (2007-2010) were used. Family structure was assessed by a detailed interview. BMI z-score and the MetS were based on measured anthropometry, blood pressure, high-density lipoprotein, blood glucose, and triglycerides. Linear regressions were performed to model associations between family structure with BMI and MetS.<h4>Results</h4>Children from single-parent families had higher BMI z-scores in the cross-sectional (β = 0.09, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.001 to 0.18) and longitudinal analyses compared to those from two-parent families. Cross-sectionally, the number of siblings was associated with lower BMI z-scores (β = -0.07, 95% CI: -0.10 to -0.03) and lower MetS (β = -0.14, 95% CI: -0.26 to -0.01). Longitudinally, only children between baseline and follow-up had higher BMI z-scores at follow-up (β = 0.07, 95% CI: 0.01 to 0.14) compared to stable siblings.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Obesity prevention measures should focus on single-parent households and families with an only child."],"journal":["Pediatric obesity"],"pubmed_title":["Family structure in relation to body mass index and metabolic score in European children and adolescents."],"pmcid":["PMC9786348"],"funding_grant_id":["016181","2014‐01994","266044"],"pubmed_authors":["IDEFICS/I.Family consortia","Stahlmann K","Kaprio J","Lauria F","Moreno LA","Bogl LH","Molnar D","Mehlig K","Klosowska JC","Wolters M","Hunsberger M","Bornhorst C","Hebestreit A","Veidebaum T","Lissner L","Solea A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Family structure in relation to body mass index and metabolic score in European children and adolescents.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Living in single parent and blended families or as an only child-compared to living in two-parent biological families or with siblings, respectively-is associated with a higher body mass index (BMI) in cross-sectional studies. However, longitudinal research addressing the children's BMI in this context is scarce. Further, little is known about the association between family structure and metabolic health.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed at investigating the association between both aspects of family structure with BMI and a metabolic score (MetS).<h4>Methods</h4>Cross-sectional data from 7804 children participating in the European multi-center I.Family study (2013/2014) and longitudinal data from 5621 children who also participated previously in the IDEFICS study (2007-2010) were used. Family structure was assessed by a detailed interview. BMI z-score and the MetS were based on measured anthropometry, blood pressure, high-density lipoprotein, blood glucose, and triglycerides. Linear regressions were performed to model associations between family structure with BMI and MetS.<h4>Results</h4>Children from single-parent families had higher BMI z-scores in the cross-sectional (β = 0.09, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.001 to 0.18) and longitudinal analyses compared to those from two-parent families. Cross-sectionally, the number of siblings was associated with lower BMI z-scores (β = -0.07, 95% CI: -0.10 to -0.03) and lower MetS (β = -0.14, 95% CI: -0.26 to -0.01). Longitudinally, only children between baseline and follow-up had higher BMI z-scores at follow-up (β = 0.07, 95% CI: 0.01 to 0.14) compared to stable siblings.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Obesity prevention measures should focus on single-parent households and families with an only child.","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Dec","modification":"2024-11-19T16:56:03.493Z","creation":"2024-11-19T16:56:03.493Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9786348","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35950257"],"doi":["10.1111/ijpo.12963"]}}